Mateo hit the 2 week mark today and it was his best day yet. He has been more alert and is gaining energy every day we visit so the progress so far has been steady and we’re hoping he’ll be home soon.
He was due for a bath and last time was so pooped out afterwards that he fell asleep while eating. This time he was wide alert all through out. He let out a few yelps when he was undressed and out in the cold in his birthday suit while being moved over to the bath. But once in the warm water, he relaxed enough to stop crying but obviously wanted to ensure we got the message about his displeasure by his facial impression (see picture at left).
Afterwards he ws quite hungry and went to town on hisÂ
bottle. He’s up to his full feeding rate for his weight (5.7lbs as of last night) and finished theÂ
whole bottle in one sitting. This was after sucking down 20ml from his mom’s chi-chi’s in his 9am feeding. So his appetite is definitely on the way up. He ripped out his nasal feeding tube again for a third time – so I think he has given his nurses all they can handle but they will let him go without it today and see how the rest of his bottle feedings will go.
Norma and I think he’s down to days and not weeks to go – but it really is up to how Mateo does more than any other factor. But all cameras are at the ready for his homecoming.